The synthesis and processing of most thermoplastics and thermoset polymeric materials rely
on energy-inefficient and environmentally burdensome manufacturing methods. Frontal …

Polymer materials have sparked considerable interest from both academic and industrial
researchers due to their fantastic features and wide applications. The polymer synthetic …

Abstract Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PNVCL) is a temperature-responsive polymer, only
second to poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), the most popular temperature-responsive polymer …

Nanocomposite hydrogels are polymeric networks that possess a unique property of
hydration. The presence of alcohols, carboxylic acids and amides as hydrophilic moieties in …

Cellulose is the most abundant biomass material in nature, and possesses some promising
properties, such as mechanical robustness, hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and …

Chemically modified graphene (CMG) materials have been extensively studied because of
their unique structures, excellent properties, and potential applications in energy storage …

Graphene is the strongest material ever studied and can be an efficient substitute for silicon.
This six-volume handbook focuses on fabrication methods, nanostructure and atomic …

Hydrogels, postmodulable in controlled time and space domains, attract particular attention
due to their potential in bio-related applications. Towards this goal, photolatently reactive …

Functionally gradient materials (FGMs) with gradual and continuous changes of their
properties in one or more dimensions are useful in a wide range of applications. However …

The frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene using first and
second generation Grubbs' catalysts is reported. To have sufficiently long pot lives …